2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 Montana State Senate election results, district by district
Every Montana State Senate district in the 2008 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 23 · R 27
Races25
Changed party4
Unopposed28%7 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 14 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Ryan K. Zinke (R) | 9.2 | Flipped |
| SD-3 | Bruce Tutvedt (R) | 23.4 | |
| SD-6 | John Brueggeman (R) | 48.3 | |
| SD-7 | Greg W. Hinkle (R) | 9.6 | Flipped |
| SD-9 | Rick Ripley (R) | 20.7 | |
| SD-10 | Brad Hamlett (D) | 2.1 | |
| SD-16 | Jonathan Windy Boy (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | John Brenden (R) | 4.0 | |
| SD-19 | Donald Steinbeisser (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Sharon Stewart Peregoy (D) | 26.5 | |
| SD-22 | Taylor Brown (R) | 9.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-24 | Kim Gillan (D) | 19.6 | |
| SD-26 | Lynda Moss (D) | 20.9 | |
| SD-27 | Gary Branae (D) | 5.6 | Flipped |
| SD-33 | Bob Hawks (D) | 39.0 | |
| SD-34 | Joe Balyeat (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-36 | Debby Barrett (R) | 31.3 | |
| SD-37 | Steven J. Gallus (D) | 39.8 | |
| SD-38 | Jim Keane (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-41 | Christine Kaufmann (D) | 29.7 | |
| SD-43 | Jesse Laslovich (D) | 42.0 | |
| SD-45 | Jim Shockley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-46 | Carol Williams (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-47 | Ron Erickson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-50 | Cliff Larsen (D) | 42.0 |
Montana State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner